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T/Sgt. George W. Forsyth's Diary
Engineer/TT Gunner 602nd Squadron

Foryth's Mission No. 32

28 March 1945
Target: Berlin, Germany

March 28, 1945

This morning they got us up at one-thirty. Boy my heart sank when they told us our target was Spandan, a süburg of Berlin. The flak over the target was moderate and accurate. We got flak about five times. We got three holes in our tail. The weather on takeoff was terrible and just the same when we got back. About twenty-minutes away from the field our number three engine just ups and quits, so we came in on three. On oxygen six hours.

6/500 G. P.
4/500 I. P.
9:45 Hrs

Notes:
  • T/Sgt. George W. Forsyth was the Engineer and Top Turrent Gunner for Al Petska's 602nd Squadron crew.
  • The above transcription was provided by James Froelich, son of Sgt. James S. Froelich of the same Petska crew.
  • This transcription is a reproduction of the original. Spelling and punctuation changes have been made to improve readability. In some circumstances, material may not have been transcribed or was rewritten.
  • Clarification of acronyms or special words or guesses of certain words are shown in brackets [ ].

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